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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1939

Page

7

Poland Increases Frontline Precautions Amid Danzig Tensions

Poland warned Adolf Hitler that his Reichstag speech stiffened Polish resolve as Warsaw tightened border defenses near Danzig. The war ministry ordered precautionary steps and planned large air demonstrations for Sunday to showcase bomber and fighter aircraft never shown in Poland before, while 1.3 million troops remained under arms.

Warsaw Poland Danzig Adolf Hitler Jess Foreign Office Hitler Polish War Ministry Germany

Postpone Meeting Of Garden Club

The Little Garden Club meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon has been postponed to Monday May 15. Mrs Clarke Cooper will host then and the annual election of officers will be held.

Little Garden Club Clarke Cooper

Market Quotation Chronicle of Livestock and Produce Prices

Mixed quotes across markets with prices for chicks ducks and eggs, no trading in Baltimore, and April 29 reports from Philadelphia Chicago and Baltimore. Cattle hogs and sheep show varied changes from last week with steers, vealers, and lambs reflecting softer and firmer bids in multiple weight classes.

Baltimore Philadelphia Elphia Baltimore Livestock Chicago Livestock Chicago

Earl Baldwin Refuses to See War as Inevitable

Former British leader Earl Baldwin aboard the Aquitania says war is not inevitable. He warns against excess talk of inevitability and notes issues rest with one man, naming Hitler. Baldwin praises Roosevelt for peace notes to Hitler and Mussolini after visits to Canada with his wife.

New York Earl Baldwin England The Treasury Aquitania Hitler Lord Baldwin Canada Roosevelt Mussolini

Stock Market Report Leads Mixed Close On Scarce Incentives

Stocks end with scattered recoveries in a restrained session. Banks and motors rise modestly while many issues fall. Transfers reach around 175000 shares in two hours as Wall Street holds a cautious stance amid ongoing war fears. Sterling steady at 4682.

Wall Street Sterling

Wheat and grain quotations slip after gains in Chicago

Wheat futures rose to modest highs with May at 73 4, July 72 72, and September near 72 and gains limited by selling from commission houses. Winnipeg futures rallied to a seasonal high, while cash grain in Chicago showed firm but varied quotes for corn oats rye and soybeans. Baltimore prices for wheat and corn were posted on spot deliveries, with mills delivery pricing.

Chicago Winnipeg Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

U S Leaderhsip Seen Opening New Era Says Oslo Official

Oslo reports H C Hambro president of the Storting predicted in Morgenbladet that when the United States ends isolation a new era of international cooperation and understanding will begin. He praised President Roosevelt’s actions noting the U S did not expand territory rule conquered peoples or face direct threats.

Oslo Norway H. C. Hambro Storting Egislature Morgenbladet Today United States Hambro Haakon Roosevelt

5 Loving Cups Presented Firemen

Mummers Division First Coonhunters Swanson and Peters second man and wife W Clark and A R Smith Commercial Division Oldest car Owner of 12 Ford Owner of 90 model Chevrolet Best decorated car Isaac Allamong

Mummers Coonhunters Swanson and Peters W. Clark A. R. Smith Ford Chevrolet Isaac Allamong

Reverend Flickinger to Speak at Cen tenary Church Service

The Rev. S. L. Flickinger will deliver a sermon tomorrow at 11 o clock in the Cen tenary Reformed Church. Church school starts at 9 45 and will precede the morning worship with a timely message.

S. L. Flickinger Centenary Reformed

Rescue Plane Attempts to Aid Soviet Pilot on Miscou Island

A Moncton based rescue plane with a Russian speaking physician took off around 1 p m to aid Brig Gen Vladimir Kokkinaki the Soviet airman who crashed on Miscou Island during a Moscow to New York flight The plane carried Dr Louis Spector Peter Baranov chief engineer of the Amtore Trading Corporation and H B Roberts both said to speak Russian as aid crews faced difficult meadow landing conditions

Moncton N. B Vladimir Kokkinaki Miscou Island Moscow New York

37 Naval Ships Move Up Hudson

New York April 29 Thirty seven vessels of the Atlantic squadron moved up the Hudson today in a display of naval strength for the opening of the New York World’s Fair. Captain John J. McGowan commanded over 200 police to manage crowds as cruisers battleships destroyers submarines an aircraft carrier and auxiliary ships passed toward their berths. The sequence began with US cruisers Savannah Nashville and Philadelphia near the Battery followed by battleships Texas and New York then five destroyers Jouett Benham Ellett Babbitt and Claxton and more ships followed.

New York Hudson John J. McGowan

Local Native Dofflemyer Faces Final Rites Tomorrow

The deceased, unable to work due to ill health, was a Clarke county native and son of A K and Mary Ruffner Dofflemyer of Page county Virginia. Survived by siblings Lloyd Ralph Lynn Thames Cone Selemyer Eva Pyle M Roy Pults Syblie Baker. Rites set for tomorrow at 2 PM at Enders Funeral Home with burial at Green Hill Cemetery. Rev L A Parker to officiate.

Clarke County A. K Mary Ruffner Dofflemyer Page County Young Dofflemyer Lloyd Ralph Lynn Thames Cone Selemyer Eva Pyle Roy Pults Syblie Baker Enders Green Hill L. A. Parker

Dofflemyer Died at Home in Clarke County

Berryville Va April 29 Clark Edward Dofflemyer 26 died yesterday at his home near here after a long illness. He was a painter.

C. E. Dofflemyer Clarke County Berryville Clark Edward Dofflemyer Here

Clear Sailing Seen To Defer Tax Boost

Senator King of Utah on the finance committee seeks a tax rate below 1 percent saying current business taxes hinder economic recovery. Ways and Means aims to introduce a social security bill by early next week or the following week.

King Utah Finance Committee Ways and Means Aton

Hitler signals new Nazi criticism of Roosevelt in peace plea

Hitler’s Reichstag speech prompts a fresh wave of Nazi press criticism of President Roosevelt. The Fuehrer hints he has not closed the door on talks, names the Danzig question and the Polish corridor as irrefutable German aims, while Poland and Britain seek shifts with Soviet Russia.

Britain Russia Hitler Reichstag Roosevelt Fuehrer Free City of Danzig Germany East Prussia Warsaw Poland Soviet Russia London Viscount Halifax Ivan Maisky Neville Henderson Berlin

President Still Studying Speech Continues On

The article notes ongoing study of a speech with wide speculation. An informal talk was heard with the remark the door was left open an inch, a private matter not to be pursued by White House aides. The Roosevelt family hosted tea at their home followed by a country dinner with relatives and neighbors. The Vassar College choir performed afterward.

White House Roosevelt Home Vassar College

Reverend Jenkins to Speak at Mt. Carmel Church

Rev Minnie V Jenkins field agent for the Annual Missionary Society will address the Lu ray Va local chapter at Mt Carmel F Church tomorrow at 11 30 am and 8 30 pm Prizes will be awarded after the evening service to Charles Lampkins William Quigley Graham Robinson Ariel Jackson and John Jones for leading the Men s Day rally.

Minnie V. Jenkins Luray Annual Missionary Society Mt. Carmel F. Church Charles Lampkins William Quigley Graham Robinson Ariel Jackson John Jones

Used Car Stock Highlighted by Local Trade-Ins

A dealership promotes its used car stock made up of vehicles traded in by local customers. The message emphasizes careful selection and variety in its inventory for buyers seeking a reliable pre owned vehicle.

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